Unit 8 Natural disasters
一、单项选择(共15小题;共45分)
从下面各题所给选项中,选择最佳选项。
1. (2019广东深圳宝安区期末)
We are going to "the Window of the World". Which _____ should we take?
A.direction
B.pollution
C.land
从下面选项中选出可以替换划线部分的最佳选项。
2.There is no wind and the sea is still.
A.noisy
B.huge
C.quiet
从下面各题所给选项中,选择最佳选项。
3. —Where do you work?
—I _____ work at the radio station.
A.never
B.still
C.usually
4. He teaches us how to play basketball. He is a _____.
A.coach
B.scientist
C.taxi driver
5. (2019广东深圳实验学校期末)The candle lit up the room in every _____.
A.direction
B.way
C.means
6. Tom Brown and Mary Brown are my grandparents. I am their _____.
A.cousin
B.daughter
C.granddaughter
D.son
7. WeChat has many useful functions (功能). It helps find your exact _____ when you get lost in a busy street.
A.choice
B.direction
C.corner
8. —Where do you work?
—I _____ work at the radio station.
A.never
B.still
C.usually
9. —What's wrong, Tom?
—I have got a _____. I can't eat anything.
A.cold
B.headache
C.toothache
D.cough
10. It's very late. Tony is _____ working in the office.
A.often
B.always
C.still
D.anyway
11. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation with others?
A.When someone has hurt you, calm down first.
B.Parents will arrive at the school hall at five o'clock.
C.More and more people like to go shopping in the mall.
D.What time did you call me yesterday?
从下面各题所给选项中,选择最佳选项。
12. Watching English movies is a good _____ to learn English.
A.way
B.need
C.end
13. —Is Helen _____ in the classroom?
—No. She goes to the library with Mary.
A.early
B.only
C.still
D.just
14. I can see fear in his eyes. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word?
A.[fi?]
B.[fe?]
C.[fi:?]
D.[fa?]
15. —Why didn't you do your homework?
—It was too _____ in the room. I couldn't see anything.
A.dark
B.slow
C.fast
D.exciting
二、完形填空(共1小题;共45分)
阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后各题所给的选项中,选择最佳选项。
In China, almost everyone knows Ma Yun. Ma Yun became one of _____16_____ men in China when his company Alibaba went on the stock (股票) market last year with a value of around ?140 billion-the largest public offering in history. _____17_____ amazing thing it is! Here are some stories about him on the way to _____18_____.
Ma made his _____19_____ trip to the US in 1995 and used the Internet _____20_____ the first time. After _____21_____ for "beer", he saw that no results _____22_____ up about China. Then he searched for "China" and still saw no results. He decided to set up a Chinese website--the seed for Alibaba was sown (播种).
Ma said he _____23_____ many times in his life. He failed the College Entrance Examination in China three times and _____24_____ companies offered him jobs, including one at KFC. And he was refused by the famous Harvard University 10 times.
Learning English was difficult when Ma was a teenager _____25_____ limited resources. However, he found that he could learn English well by giving tourists free guides around _____26_____ hometown Hangzhou. And he kept it for nine years. Ma said that tourists opened up a new world for him because everything they said and did was so different from _____27_____ he had been taught at school and by his parents.
Ma's hero is Forrest Gump _____28_____ never gives up. When he made a speech about his success at Davos (达沃斯论坛) in 2015, Ma said, "Life _____29_____ a box of chocolates because you never know what you are going to get." _____30_____ as Ma does, never give up and you will be successful one day.
16. A.rich
B.the richest
C.most rich
D.most richest
17. A.How a
B.How an
C.What a
D.What an
18. A.success
B.succeed
C.successful
D.successfully
19. A.one
B.first
C.the first
D.once
20. A.at
B.in
C.on
D.for
21. A.search
B.searched
C.searching
D.to search
22. A.come
B.comes
C.came
D.coming
23. A.refuse
B.refused
C.was refused
D.was refusing
24. A.a few
B.few
C.little
D.a little
25. A.because
B.because of
C.as
D.so
26. A.he
B.him
C.his
D.himself
27. A.what
B.that
C.which
D.when
28. A.what
B.which
C./
D.who
29. A.like
B.likes
C.is liked
D.is like
30. A.Do
B.Doing
C.Does
D.Did
三、阅读理解-阅读n选n(共2小题;共20分)
阅读短文,根据短文内容,从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项只能用一次。
31.Droughts in California
A terrible drought has created trouble in California, USA. A drought is a long period time with little rain or snow. That means there isn't enough water. Droughts are natural disasters. But unlike earthquakes or hurricanes (飓风), droughts are not sudden. ______.
The drought in the western United States began four years ago. California has been hit hardest. About 95 percent of the state now has serious drought conditions. About 3,500 people in East Porterville, California, have no running water in their homes. ______. Some people haven't had running water for years. Rivers and lakes have been drying up, too. That's a problem for fish and animals. ______. Farms might lose more than $2 billion in 2015. More than 18,000 farm jobs have been lost.
Scientists aren't sure when the problem will end. A rainy fall and winter could help. Experts say it will take 11 trillion gallons (加仑) of water to end the drought. ______. They take the water home for wash dishes, cleaning toilets and more. ______. They've stopped watering lawns (草坪) and washing cars. "We need to make the best use of what we have," explains weather scientist Michael Anderson.
A.Instead, they happen slowly
B.Without water, farms can't grow as much food
C.That's because the drought has caused their wells to dry up
D.All across California, people are saving water any way they can
E.Meanwhile, many people drive to fire stations to fill containers with water
32.Misaki Murakami, 17, lost everything in 2011. When a tsunami (海啸) hit Japan in March of that year, it destroyed his home, and killed about 19,000 people.
Then, last spring, Misaki got a phone call from a woman 3,000 miles away in Alaska. ______. They planned to go to his hometown to send his ball back soon.
The tsunami's huge waves destroyed houses, cars, toys, and much more. ______. Most of them went down to the bottom of the ocean. But about 1 million tons of them didn't. For the past two years, those things have been floating (漂浮) across the ocean. ______. Since then, many things have been washed up. Fishing nets and light bulbs have been found on beaches. A motorcycle reached Canada.
______. It was a gift from his friends before he went to a new school. They had written good-luck messages on it and the name of Misaki's school, which helped the couple in Alaska find him.
"It was a big surprise. I never imagined that my ball had reached Alaska," Misaki told reporters. "I've lost everything in the tsunami. So I'm excited. ______."
A.They dragged (拽) 5 million tons of things out to sea
B.Misaki was glad to get his football back
C.The football was one of the first things to come ashore (在岸上) in North America
D.I really want to say thank you for finding the ball
E.She said that her husband had found his football on a beach
四、书面表达(共1小题;共10分)
书面表达。
33. 请你根据下面提示, 以A landslide (山崩) 为题,写一篇80词左右的短文。
1. 上周一早上,在连续下了两天大雨之后发生了山崩(landslide)。
2. 我和妈妈在家,爸爸下午回来。雨很大。他叫我和妈妈赶快带伞离开。
3. 就在那时,房子开始摇晃,我们非常害怕,迅速跑开了。
4. 第二天上午回家时,我们发现房子没有了,到处是碎玻璃和砖块,我们感到很悲伤。
A landslide
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答案
第一部分
1?. A
【解析】
此题考查的是名词的辨析。句意:我们要去“世界之窗”,我们应该朝哪个方向走?direction 方向;pollution 污染;land 陆地,国土。本段话是问路时说的,由此可以判断答案。take a direction 朝一个方向。
因此,正确答案是A。
2?. C
【解析】
此题考查的是形容词辨析。句意:没有风并且大海是平静的。still 平静的,静止的;noisy 嘈杂的,喧闹的;huge 巨大的;quiet 安静的。
因此,正确答案是C。
3?. B
【解析】
此题考查的是副词辨析。句意:——你在哪里工作?——我还在无线电台工作。never 从不;still 仍然;usually 通常。
因此,正确答案是B。
4?. A
【解析】
此题考查的是名词的辨析。句意:他教我们怎样打篮球。他是一名教练。coach 教练;scientist 科学家;taxi driver 出租车司机。
因此,正确答案是A。
5?. A
【解析】
此题考查的是名词的辨析。句意:这根蜡烛照亮了房间里的每一个方向。direction 方向,in…direction 在……方向,in every direction 在每一个方向;way 道路,方法,in every way 通过每一种方法;means 手段,方法,前面多与介词by连用。
因此,正确答案是A。
6?. C
【解析】
此题考查的是名词的辨析。句意:Tom Brown和Mary Brown是我的爷爷奶奶。我是他们的孙女。cousin 堂兄弟;daughter 女儿;granddaughter 孙女;son 儿子。
因此,正确答案是C。
7?. B
【解析】
此题考查的是名词辨析。句意:微信有很多有用的功能。当你在一个繁忙的街道迷路时它可以帮着找到你的确切方向。choice 选择;direction 方向;corner 角落,拐角。
因此,正确答案是B。
8?. B
【解析】
此题考查的是副词辨析。句意:——你在哪里工作?——我还在无线电台工作。never 从不;still 仍然;usually 通常。
因此,正确答案是B。
9?. C
【解析】
此题考查的是名词的辨析。句意:——Tom,怎么了?——我牙疼。我什么也不能吃。toothache 牙疼;headache 头疼;cold 感冒;cough 咳嗽。
因此,正确答案是C。
10?. C
【解析】
句意:时间很晚了,Tony 仍然在办公室里工作。often 经常;always 总是;still 仍然;anyway 无论如何。
11?. A
12?. A
【解析】
此题考查的是名词的辨析。句意:观看英语电影是学习英语的一种好方法。way 方法,途径;need 需要;end 结束。
因此,正确答案是A。
13?. C
【解析】
此题考查的是副词辨析。句意:——海伦还在教室吗?——不。她和玛丽去图书馆了。A.早地;B.只有;C.还,仍然;D.仅仅。
因此,正确答案是C。
14?. A
【解析】
此题考查的是语音的辨析。句意:我能在他的眼中看到恐惧。对下划线的单词下面哪个选项是正确的?fear的发音是/fi?/。
因此,正确答案是A。
15?. A
【解析】
此题考查的是形容词。句意:——你为什么不做作业呢?——房间里太暗了。我什么也看不到。dark 黑暗的;slow 缓慢的;fast 快的;exciting 令人激动的。
因此,正确答案是A。
第二部分
16?. B
【解析】
此题考查的是形容词最高级。句意:马云成为中国最富有的人之一。rich 富裕的,形容词;the richest 最富裕的,最高级;C和D是错误表述。
因此,正确答案是B。
17?. D
【解析】
此题考查的是感叹句的用法。句意:这是多么令人吃惊的一件事!how引导的感叹句结构:How +adj.+主语+谓语;what引导的感叹句结构:what+(a/an)+adj.+名词+主语+谓语。此处感叹中心词是单数名词thing,且amazing是元音音素开头,故选What an。
因此,正确答案是D。
18?. A
【解析】
此题考查的是名词。句意:这里有一些他成功之路上的故事。success 成功,名词;succeed 成功,动词;successful 成功的,形容词;successfully 成功地,副词。the way to success 成功之路。
因此,正确答案是A。
19?. B
【解析】
此题考查的是形容词。句意:他在1995年第一次去美国旅行,并第一次使用因特网。one 一个,基数词;first 第一的,最早的,形容词;the first 第一;once 一旦,曾经。空前有his,his和the不能连用,故排除C,再结合句意可知B符合语境。
因此,正确答案是B。
20?. D
【解析】
此题考查的是固定搭配。句意:他在1995年第一次去美国旅行,并第一次使用因特网。for the first time 第一次,固定搭配;at 在(时刻/小地点);in 在……里;on 在……上。
因此,正确答案是D。
21?. C
【解析】
此题考查的是动名词。句意:在搜索“啤酒”后,他看到没有任何关于中国的结果出现。search 搜索,动词,在介词after之后,故用动名词形式。
因此,正确答案是C。
22?. C
【解析】
此题考查的是一般过去时。句意:在搜索“啤酒”后,他看到没有任何关于中国的结果出现。come up 出现,根据saw可知主句用的是一般过去时,再结合句意可知此处从句也用一般过去时,come过去式是came。
因此,正确答案是C。
23?. C
【解析】
此题考查的是被动语态和一般过去时。句意:马云说在他的一生中他被拒绝了很多次。refuse 拒绝,动词,根据句意和后文的例子“高考考三次,少有公司提供他工作和被哈佛拒绝过10次”可知此处是“被拒绝”,要用被动语态be done结构,且动作发生在过去,时态用一般过去时。
因此,正确答案是C。
24?. B
【解析】
此题考查的是形容词和短语辨析。句意:几乎没有公司给他提供工作。few 很少的,几乎没有的,修饰可数名词复数;a few 几个,修饰可数名词复数;little 很少的,几乎没有的,修饰不可数名词;a little 少量,修饰不可数名词。companys 公司的复数(可数名词复数),结合句意可知few符合语境。
因此,正确答案是B。
25?. B
【解析】
此题考查的是词组和连词辨析。句意:当马云年少时,由于资源有限,学英语很难。because 因为,连词,后跟句子,表示直接原因;because of 因为,后跟名词、代词或动名词;as 因为,后跟句子,表示一般的因果关系,语气比because弱,说明比较明显的原因;so 所以,连词,后跟句子。
因此,正确答案是B。
26?. C
【解析】
此题考查的是代词辨析。句意:然而,他发现,他可以通过在他的杭州老家周边给游客做免费向导来学好英语。his 他的;he 他(主格);him 他(宾格);himself 他自己。空后有名词hometown,故用his。
因此,正确答案是C。
27?. A
【解析】
此题考查的是连接词。句意:马云说游客为他打开了一个新世界,因为他们所说的和所做的一切都跟他在学校或被父母所教育的不同。what 什么,连接代词,在宾语从句中要充当句子成分;that 连接代词,在宾语从句中不作任何成分,只起语法连接作用;which 哪一个,连接代词;when 当……时,连接副词。
因此,正确答案是A。
28?. D
【解析】
此题考查的是关系代词辨析。句意:马云的英雄是从不放弃的Forrest Gump。Forrest Gump是个人,且在定语从句中作主语,故用关系代词who;what 什么,其先行词是物;which 哪一个,其先行词是物;that 可指人/物,但在定语从句中只有作宾语时才可省略。
因此,正确答案是D。
29?. D
【解析】
此题考查的是词组和动词。句意:生活就像一盒巧克力,因为你从不知道你将会得到什么。like 喜欢;be like 像。
因此,正确答案是D。
30?. A
【解析】
此题考查的是祈使句。句意:就像马云那样做,永不放弃,你总有一天会成功。祈使句句首动词用原形。do 做,动词。
因此,正确答案是A。
第三部分
31?. A;C;B;E;D
【解析】
第一空:句意:相反,他们发生地很慢。根据上文“But unlike earthquakes or hurricanes (飓风), droughts are not sudden. ”但是不像地震或飓风,干旱不是突然的。应该是他们发生地很慢。
因此,正确答案是A。
第二空:句意:那是因为干旱使得他们的井干涸了。根据上文“About 3,500 people in East Porterville, California, have no running water in their homes. ”在加利福尼亚的Porterville的东部大约3500人家里没有流动的水。原因是井干涸了。
因此,正确答案是C。
第三空:句意:没有水,农民就不能种植同样多的植物。因此,就造成了下文所说的农民在2015年可能损失了二十多亿。
因此,正确答案是B。
第四空:句意:同时,许多人开车到消防局,用容器装满水。下文说他们把这些水拿回家,用来洗盘子,清理厕所并且干更多的事情。
因此,正确答案是E。
第五空:句意:遍布加利福尼亚,人们用他们所能用的一切方式节省水。下文说到节水的方式有停止浇草坪和洗车。
因此,正确答案是D。
32?. E;A;C;B;D
【解析】
第一空:句意:她说她的丈夫已在一个沙滩上发现他的足球了。由下句“They planned to go to his hometown to send his ball back soon. 他们计划不久就去他的家乡把球带回去。”可知此处意指有人发现球。
因此,正确答案是E。
第二空:句意:他们把500万吨的东西都拽向海里了。由下句“Most of them went down to the bottom of the ocean. 它们中大多数都沉到海底了。”可知此处答案。
因此,正确答案是A。
第三空:句意:那个足球是在北美首次上岸的东西之一。由下句“Since then, many things have been washed up. 自从那以后,很多东西就被冲上岸来。”可知此答案。
因此,正确答案是C。
第四空:句意:Misaki很高兴把他的球找回来了。由紧接着下文提到“It was a gift from his friends before he went to a new school. 它是他在去新学校之前他朋友送他的礼物。”可知此答案。
因此,正确答案是B。
第五空:句意:我真的想为能找回我的球说声谢谢。由上文“我如此的激动。”可知此处应该表示感激的心情。
因此,正确答案是D。
第四部分
33?. 略。
【解析】
好词:
1. happen 发生,动词
2. shake 摇晃,动词
3. quickly 迅速地,副词
好短语:
1. come back 回来
2. just then 就在那时
3. at all 完全
好句式:
There were only pieces of glass and bricks everywhere. 到处都是玻璃碎片和砖头。